Blueberry/Raspberry Mead Beer Recipe | All Grain Dry Mead | Brewer's Friend

Blueberry/Raspberry Mead

228 calories 11.5 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Dry Mead
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 7.3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.071 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 228 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 12th 2018
1.071
1.001
9.2%
0.0
3.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb Honey12 lb Honey 42 2 72.7%
36 oz Raspberry, red36 oz Raspberry, red 2.3 0 13.6%
36 oz Blueberry36 oz Blueberry 4.95 0 13.6%
264 oz / 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Sweet Mead/Wine Yeast WLP720
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
70 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Notes

Add 5.5 gal of water to fermentor

Stir in 12 lbs of honey

Add frozen berries; I pitch multiple packets of yeast.

Add per direction yeast nutrients
05/12/2018 OG 1.072
05/20/2018 "FG" 1.020
05/25/2018 FG 1.008
Halted fermentation, back sweetened with 1lbs of honey & Kegged. Didn't want completely dry should have stopped at 1.020. Final ABV was 8.4%





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